Laura Linscheid
Sports Medicine · Sugar Land, TXNPI 1861056392
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by grants: $44,167 of the $55,372 with a category attached, or 79.8%. 19 manufacturers reported payments, led by Arthrex at 38.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2024 at $41,797 and has fallen 85.5% since, to $6,061 in 2025. Among sports medicine clinicians in TX with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 10% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 143 payments — averaging $387.22 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Arthrex$21K
- Linvatec Corporation$18K
- Smith+Nephew$7K
- Stryker$6K
- Medinc Of Texas$2K
- Johnson & Johnson$403
- plus $2K from 13 others
What the payments were for
- Grants$44,16780%
- Travel & lodging$1,1282%
- Food & beverage$8,87716%
- Education$1,2002%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Arthrex | 12 | $21,360 |
| Linvatec Corporation | 1 | $17,500 |
| Smith+Nephew | 3 | $6,687 |
| Stryker | 89 | $6,098 |
| Medinc Of Texas | 7 | $1,726 |
| Johnson & Johnson(2 entities) | 12 | $403 |
| Axogen | 3 | $282 |
| Bioventus LLC | 2 | $249 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 3 | $223 |
| Vericel Corporation | 2 | $171 |
| Amgen | 1 | $148 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | 1 | $133 |
| Paragon 28, Inc. | 1 | $131 |
| Medacta USA, Inc. | 1 | $122 |
| Globus Medical | 1 | $62 |
| Teleflex LLC | 1 | $23 |
| Nalu Medical, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Kerecis Limited | 1 | $19 |
| Vertex | 1 | $18 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- BioBrace 23mm$17,500
- MAKO$1,309
- BIO4$790
- ACCOLADE$691
- TRIATHLON$299
- AVANCE NERVE GRAFT$263
- HIPCHECK$156
- AXSOS$151
- EVENITY$148
- Prolia$148
- BLUEPRINT PATIENT SPECIFIC INSTRUMENTATION$147
- Durolane$141
- ICONIX$141
- Unloader One X$133
- SILVERBACK$131
- HOFFMANN$127
- NEURAGEN$124
- TENOGLIDE$124
- Shoulder System$122
- MACI$121
How this compares
$55,372 in reported general payments places this provider in the 90th percentile of 437 sports medicine providers in Texas.
Other sports medicine in Sugar Land
- Kyle BorqueSugar Land$63K
- Bonnie GregorySugar Land$47K
- Ronak PatelSugar Land$39K
- Thomas DeberardinoSan Antonio$3.5M
- Robert ScheinbergDallas$2.2M
- Walter LoweHouston$1.4M
- Reed BartzSunnyvale$1.2M
- James GregoryHouston$565K
- John McDonaldAustin$499K
- James McKinleyTyler$305K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.